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A bootlegger goes undercover as a college jock and accidentally becomes the big man on campus. What could go wrong?
TMDB
100

Hide-Out (1930)

pre-code chaoscampus caperroaring twenties

Overview

Drama

A bootlegger on the run from the law hides out on a college campus. He disguises himself as a student and soon becomes the school's star athlete and the most popular man on campus.

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pre-codelost film
identity and reinventionclass mobilitymoral ambiguitythe American dream's dark underbelly

Standout Aspects

Acting

James Murray's last major role before tragic obscurity

Production

Preserved pre-code snapshot of vanished 1930s campus life

Best for:Solo: Film history nerds hunting rare pre-code survival·Friends: Roaring twenties theme night with bathtub gin
Reginald Barker

Director

Reginald Barker

ReleasedMar 30, 1930
Runtime59m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feellight
Universal Pictures

Top Cast

James Murray

James Murray

Jimmy Dorgan

Kathryn Crawford

Kathryn Crawford

Dorothy Evans

Carl Stockdale

Carl Stockdale

Dorgan

Lee Moran

Lee Moran

Joe Hennessey

Edward Hearn

Edward Hearn

Coach Latham

Robert Elliott

Robert Elliott

William Burke

George Hackathorne

George Hackathorne

Atlas

Sarah Padden

Sarah Padden

Mrs. Dorgan

Jane Keckley

Jane Keckley

Mrs. Evans

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

This is a 'lost film'—no complete prints are known to survive, only fragments in archives. What we know comes from stills, scripts, and trade reviews.

Cultural

James Murray, once a rising MGM star, was found dead in the Hudson River in 1936 after years of alcoholism—a haunting mirror to his character's own slippery moral escapes.

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